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Marathon Changes Announced

April 23, 2026
Marathon has doubled the amount of Depleted Patch Kits (meds) and Depleted Shield Charges (armor) consumables players can carry in a single inventory slot as Bungie fights to make its extraction shooter less punishing for newbies. Update 1.0.6.1, which is now live, addresses several QoL issues that may seem insignificant on paper, but actually make a big difference on the battlefield. For…
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Pokémon Doubles Down on Decision to Penalize Pro Player

April 23, 2026
A Pokémon pro who saw his tournament win taken away from him in controversial circumstances will not be getting an official reprieve.That’s according to a new, official ruling handed down by Play! Pokémon, the team within The Pokémon Company that handles competitive…
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Scrapped The Super Mario Bros. Movie Ending Revealed

April 22, 2026
Nintendo originally planned to include more cameos in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, including a character from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Freshly-discovered storyboards from the development of Nintendo’s 2023 blockbuster show how an earlier version of its Peach and Bowser wedding sequence would have unfolded — with even more guests than seen in the final film. Visiting dignitaries…
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Crimson Desert Kliff Motion Capture Actor Comments

April 22, 2026
Most who have played Crimson Desert will be aware of the discussion around main character Kliff and his lack of personality. The gruff Greymane is a man of few words; ‘Alright,’ which he responds with to even the most dramatic of lines of dialogue from other characters…
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Former The Last of Us Dev Hints at Potential Future Story

April 21, 2026
A major plot point that could play into The Last of Us: Part 3 has been revealed by a former Naughty Dog developer. Speaking via the podcast KiwiTalkz, ex-Naughty Dog lighting artist Gabriel Betancourt has discussed a surprising conversation he once had with franchise creator Neil Druckmann — who revealed that main character Ellie was just one of a “congregation” of people with…
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Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026: Everything Announced

April 21, 2026
As players beat each other senseless — uh, in-game, of course — during last weekend’s Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, Bandai Namco pulled back the cover on what Dragon Ball fans can expect from the franchise over the next 12 months or so, including confirmation…
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Escape From Tarkov Update

April 21, 2026
Battlestate Games has released update 1.0.4.5 for Escape from Tarkov, which makes a number of improvements and balance changes. The influential extraction shooter has increased the FPS limit in menus, and made changes to the animation system and audio engine to improve PC…
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Catan: On the Road Card Game Review

April 20, 2026
You’ll likely be aware of Catan, the board game phenomenon that bought the novelty and imagination of German design into worldwide awareness, selling 40 million copies along the way. You’re perhaps less likely to be aware of the dizzying number of expansions and spinoffs the original has spawned, such as the Catan: Histories line of historically themed games or the Rocketman EXE version…
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